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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
It's not just fear, simple grade 5 math says it's coming for sure. hopefully it(the religion) will have evolved by the time it does.
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Simple grade 5 math told Canadians in the early part of the 20th century that we should be 140 per cent Catholic by now. Demographics change.
And Canadians are
Are Out of Touch with Factual Realities of Global Issues and Features of Their Population to begin with. Some lowlights:
- Current Muslim population: Canadians immensely overestimate the current proportion of people living in Canada who are Muslim: Off by 14 points (Perception: 17%; Actual; 3.2%)
- Future Muslim population: By 2020, Canadians project that the proportion of the Muslim population in Canada will be 27% (Actual 2.8%). Off by 24 points.
- Homosexuality: When asked what percentage of people in Canada believe homosexuality is morally unacceptable, Canadians were off by 18 points (Perception: 33%; Actual: 15%)
- Abortion: When asked about abortion being morally unacceptable, Canadians estimated 39% of the population believed this, overestimating the degree to which Canadians actually have this point of view (Actual: 26%). Off by 13 points
- Ipsos
Notice how it isn't just conservatives who let their fears override their intellect. Many on the left also dramatically overestimate how socially conservative Canada is. I blame a fixation on American politics.